What Inclusion Norths members said about Inclusion North

In December 2014 we asked reps from member areas

what they think about working with Inclusion North and
their membership.
We sent them a link to short survey that had 6 questions.
We got feedback from 77% of our member areas (16
areas replied with a total of 17 surveys)
The people who filled in the survey included
Partnership Board Co Chairs
Learning Disability Lead Officers
This report tells you what people said
The quotes from people are in blue
Good to work with an organisation that shares the same values
and principles. Staff are very professional and knowledgeable
but at the same time approachable. You feel listened to even if
there are issues that they cannot address on your behalf. The
organisation provides constructive feedback.

How pleased are you with your membership?

All of the people said they

are pleased with their
membership of Inclusion
North.

What is good about working with Inclusion North?

Everyone had positive things to say.

The good things included

The staff team being flexible person centred and

positive
The range of work or issues Inclusion North does
The links or connections Inclusion North has to help
people get good information and support
How Inclusion North works with different people and
organisations and helps people work together
Inclusion North are inclusive and engaging in their
approach. There is a 'can do' attitude throughout the
organisation
Keep us all up to date and in the loop with local and
national issues

What parts of your work has Inclusion North made a difference to?

What should Inclusion North do differently?

Some people did not have ideas for what
Inclusion North could do differently but others
said we should
- Help connect people across areas more especially as
other networks end
- Get better links with people with Autism and work to
support them
- Help Partnership Boards or other local groups lead on
checking what is working or not working locally
- Help make the Self Assessment framework good
- Keep Inclusion North going through difficult times by
looking at different ways of working
As well as
Present more of a challenge (In a positive way) or support people to
challenge

What we will do next

1.

We will send a copy of this report

to everyone who gave us feedback and
say thank you

2. We will include these ideas in our plans for

next year
3. We will get in touch with local areas to talk
about their ideas more
Thank you to everyone who gave us feedback
Samantha Clark 2015